T-day bird

[HD]

My invite musta got lost in the mail..... 

[The General]

My invite musta got lost in the mail..... 

Hey mine must have gotten lost too as I just found out.  You are always welcome to anything I have.  Mi casa su casa.

[Boar]

 

[Reinhard]

Ya, Mickey's for sure.  I just had a 12 pack that my brother gave me.  Turkey day will be at my daughters house [the youngest].  Somehow I got coned into buying everything and cooking everything.  Well I did tell them to get dessert and the adult beverages.  Got a 24 pounder for the group.  Making my stuffing which probably is the favorite for evryone.  Mashed potatoes, corn and some good gravy.  Pies and other goodies and watching the Vikings beat the kittens.  good luck.

[delcecchi]

Got the pie crusts all made, including the 1/2 sheet pan for the fruit tart for the young ones.   

Got 18 eggs on the smomer for my experiment in deviled eggs.....  Be done in about 20 minutes. 

Then on Thursday morning early off to burbs of St Paul for family thanksgiving.  Niece and husband just bought a new (to them) house so will get to see it.   

Turkey or two, ham, my pies, and a bunch of other stuff.  Champagne and beer to start (not together, choice) .

Pies will be pecan, lemon chess, french silk.   Fruit tart is pate sucre, pastry cream (like in donuts reb) and fresh fruit.   

[Bobberineyes]

That's what happens when you a master chef rh  . Go get em del, those eggs are the bomb!!! Turns out the bird the wife picked out is an au natural bird so it'll be swimming in some brine tomorrow.  The prep work is half the fun.

[Rebel SS]

Boy, that sure sounds awful good, Del! And the deviled eggs....ya got me goin'. Think I'll make a batch of deviled eggs tomorrow or the next day. Got plenty of eggs...

[The General]

How are you guys smoking these eggs?  Boil first then take shells  off and smoke?

[Boar]

yup, it dont take much, I use a apple, i think a harder wood like hickory, maple might not be to bad, ut you cna over smoke them to the point that it taste bitter, it not like smoming meat that can handle alot of smome. take a little playing around with. make sure after you peel them that their dry. smoke has a hard tiem penetrating throu moister.

[delcecchi]

How are you guys smoking these eggs?  Boil first then take shells  off and smoke?

My latest method, and it worked great, was to use a steamer basket and steam the eggs for 13 minutes.  (Bring water to boil so plenty steam before adding eggs to basket).  After 13 minutes put eggs in ice water to chill.   

Peel eggs and put in weber with one of those amazin tube thingies filled with pellets.  light the pellets with a torch.     I gave them about 1 1/2 hours this time.    I rolled them over after about 45 minutes.   18 eggs.  At 69 cents a dozen I couldn't not do it. 

Tomorrow I will half and make the filling.   Got horseradish, chipotle in adobo, siracha, texas pete, and other pungent stuff.   
Thursday, fill the eggs.  Then eat them and have a glass of some adult beverage while the turkey is frying...   

[Coffee118]

I might try this way out once just to see if it works.


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[glenn57]

our thanksgiving meal with the kids will be on sunday evening. and we cant even plan that without kids getting pissy. i am so f^%$#*&^ fed up with holidays, christmas will be the last holiday done at my house. all these holidays are getting to be is pissy kids crabby self centered mother i flipping give up!!!!!!!!

[LPS]

I saw on the TV the other day they called it Stress Giving instead of Thanksgiving.  I enjoy the get together but I must be getting old.  I really don't like leaving home during the colder months.  At least for longer periods.  I put the dogs in the barn with a heat lamp and a heated water pail and a big pail of food.  The cat is ok on her own in the house.  They will be just fine. (there I am calmer now)    We finally at my suggestion started having a family get together in Sept. (during bow season) so we don't have to worry about weather.  That is in place of a Xmas get together.  We may still do a Xmas thing if the weather is fine but we don't have to feel so obligated to get there now.  It is a 9 hour drive to mom and dads house.  Still hate not seeing them though.  SO there you go Stressmas..  I hear ya Glen. 

[Rebel SS]

 

http://www.kttc.com/story/33781062/2016/11/23/thanksgiving-on-the-grill-slow-roasted-prime-rib

[Bobberineyes]

Almost...155.

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[Boar]

i paralel, glenn, im thankful all year long for.all i have, family, freinds and heath. and i really dont care wash laundry here but maybe it helps to talk.  i cant remeber the last time i had t day with da his wife fkd up.and he allowed her to push us out 35 yrs ago, alot has been cultivated by her and hes allowed it to go on to this day. my mom has crossed way to many boundaries since ive been married and has severed any kind of relation ship but fake with my wife.  my oldest daughter has issues i cant begine to figure out. if my wife or me do or say anythi g to upset her, she shuts the door. dosent confront ust to resolve, but turns away leaving us wonder what weve done wrong. cant play that game anymore. i know all.families have thier things. i know ive so much to thankful for. have had some great holidays over the years. i hope all of you have wonderful times this season. but it continues to get harder her for me. not looking for pity., just letnyu all know where i stand this time of year. hard to be festivewhen things are so difficult. take care guys. dont eat to much.

[lovebigbluegills]

Nice lookin bird boober!!!! How did the rest of the goodies turn out??

The wife went to her mas in flagstaff for a couple weeks, so ol marv and I made a batch of chili today.

I hear ya boar, I'm not a huge fan of the holidays either.

[Bobberineyes]

Thanks lbbg, home made lefse and the works, I'm still a slug on the couch. That sounds like fun, a man and his best friend and chilli, probably a good thing it's just you two!!!!

[lovebigbluegills]

For sure, he's already a little gassy without the chili. The furnace shouldn't have to run much tonight, unless we have to open a couple windows

[HD]

Boar, I been there with the girls...hormonal, changes are hard on a dad...just do the best you can, keep calm, they will come back to you (at least my girls did) hang in there buddy!

Nice look' in bird Bobber!

[Rebel SS]

Can I toss my hat in about the holidays? THEY SUCK. And like Forrest said, "and that's all I know about THAT".

[Rebel SS]

LEFSE!!! CRIPES! Boober is a friggin' go-to chef!!! I just GOTTA pop in his place some day!!! 

[Bobberineyes]

I can't take credit in the lefse, ma and pa make it, but are handing all the needed equipment our way soon. Thanks HD, and for sure boar take things in stride and keep smiling.  Oh by the way reb I'm firing things back up on hso.....pricks.

[lovebigbluegills]

Is that going on in the cooking forum boober? On hso. Sounds like a good read

[Rebel SS]

I can't take credit in the lefse, ma and pa make it, but are handing all the needed equipment our way soon. Thanks HD, and for sure boar take things in stride and keep smiling.  Oh by the way reb I'm firing things back up on hso.....pricks.

I'm wid ya boober!!! I got the backs of all me buddies....    Maybe I'll get called a name again!!!! 

Boar....more folks than you know don't dig the holidays. Lotsa that out there. Ya get past 'em as best ya can....

[Bobberineyes]

I spose it doesn't matter, whatever they don't like will just get zapped anyhow.  The other night one got mouthy with reb, so we ganged up on him a little and someone didn't like it.

[Rebel SS]

Was one of the liddle gurly boy mods, me thinks.  I can't follow their psychobabble anyway. How they can turn any single subject into political, then argue about it continually, is beyond me.  I prefer to poke and joke. Sure, we (me) ramble and good up threads, but it sure is fun!! Ha! 

[lovebigbluegills]

I spose it doesn't matter, whatever they don't like will just get zapped anyhow.  The other night one got mouthy with reb, so we ganged up on him a little and someone didn't like it.

I reckon so.  Its too they gotta be like that over there.

[Dotch]

Well I survived. I hear you guys about the holidays sucking. I really used to look forward to Thanksgiving. We used to go get Mom and the dog we gave her as a puppy, then they'd stay and visit until the weekend. The last time was 2012. We also hosted the family Christmas that year and when she came back for that, we all knew something was wrong. She died in late June 2013 of congestive heart failure and the holidays just haven't been the same since.

Yesterday was better than it could've been. The food was good with much of it prepared by my nephew who's been cooking at some restaurants for a while. That was a positive. He's the same one as a kid who threw a hissy fit after showing one of our sheep at the State Fair when it didn't win. Even though it probably should've won that's how life works but I digress. Just glad to see he's maybe finally starting to get his head out of his butt. And besides, his girlfriend is kinda hot...lol   

[Reinhard]

I don't miss hso one bit.  Sorry I even spent time over there.  I do miss some of the guy's over there and they are still trying to make me come back.  I told them thanks but no thanks.  Tell them to give this place a try.  Anyway,  this was my stuff on T day.  Everything turned out great and once again my stuffing was the most popular.  Made 10 pounds so everyone can take some home.  Kept some at home also for future meals here at home.  Looks like I'm going Muzzy hunting Monday.  Brother told me to get my arse up north for a couple of days.  good luck.



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